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The Phils’ offense gets blanked for the second time in three days, while the pitching staff gets burned for nine runs in the seventh, as they get beaten by the Blue Jays, 10-0.

The Blue Jays took the lead in the bottom of the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jose Reyes hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Colby Rasmus, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Steve Tolleson’s ground-rule double, giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead. The Blue Jays increased their lead in the bottom of the seventh as, with a man on third, and with nobody out, Erik Kratz hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the season, knocking in Edwin Encarnacion, who had started the inning off with a triple on a ball that center fielder Ben Revere either lost in the roof or just simply misplayed, giving the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. The Blue Jays then made it a 5-o lead two batters later as, with a man on first, via a single by Dioner Navarro, and with still nobody out, Juan Francisco hits his own two-run home run, his fourth home run of the season, scoring Navarro. The Blue Jays then added to their lead four batters later as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, pitcher Mario Hollands struck out Melky Cabrera, swinging, for what should’ve been the inning’s second out, but instead becomes his second wild pitch of the inning as the ball gets past catcher Carlos Ruiz, allowing Tolleson, who had earlier doubled, then went to third base on Hollands’ first wild pitch, to score, giving the Blue Jays a 6-0 lead, while allowing Reyes, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, to move up to third base, as Cabrera safely reached first base, putting runners on the corners, with still one man out. The Blue Jays then took a 7-0 lead as Jose Bautista, the ninth man to bat in the inning, hits an RBI single, scoring Reyes, while sending Cabrera up to second base. The Blue Jays then took a 10-0 lead as Encarnacion, batting for the second time in the inning, ended the scoring by hitting a three-run home run, his fourth home run of the year, scoring Cabrera and Bautista. That would end up being the final score as Chad Jenkins threw a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Tony Gwynn, Jr. to lined out to center for the game’s final out.

Cliff Lee (3-3, 3.64) took the lost as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six. Mario Hollands pitched to two batters, getting neither of them out officially, as he gave up two runs on a walk and two wild pitches, while striking out one. Shawn Camp pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out one. Mark Buehrle (6-1, 1.91) got the win as he pitched seven and a third shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks, while striking out six. Sergio Santos and Chad Jenkins combined for two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter (Santos) between them.

The Phils had only three hits in the game, with a red hot Marlon Byrd (Single, Double) leading the team with two hits. Ben Revere had the other Phil hit, a single. The Phils also had two walks (Jimmy Rollins, Cody Asche) in the game, while the defense performed a doubleplay.

The Phils (15-17, 5th NL East) will conclude their home-home interleague play series with the Blue Jays (17-17, T-3rd AL East) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Rogers Centre and is to start at 7:07 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound A.J. Burnett (2-1, 2.06), who is coming off a win against the Nats on May 3, as he pitched six innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 7-2 win. He will be going for his third straight win, while trying to end the Phils’ present slide at three games. The Blue Jays will counter with R.A. Dickey (2-3, 5.01), who is coming off a no-decision against the Pirates on May 3, as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out three, in the Blue Jays’ 8-6 lost. He will be trying to lead the Blue Jays to a combine series sweep. The Phils will be trying to salvage a win before their next series.

The Phils lose their second straight spring training game to the Blue Jays as they lose, 7-5.

The Phils took the lead in the top of the first as, with the bases loaded, via a lead-off single by Ben Revere, who then went to third base on shortstop Jose Reyes’ force attempt throwing error to second base of Bobby Abreu’s grounder, while Abreu was safe at first and a walk to Darin Ruf, moving Abreu up to second base, and with one man out, Revere would score on catcher Erik Kratz’s passed ball, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while both Abreu and Ruf would move up a base. The Blue Jays would tie the game up at one-all in their half of the first as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Jose Bautista hits an RBI double, knocking in Moises Sierra, who had earlier doubled. The Phils retook the lead in the top of the third as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, Ruf hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the spring, knocking in Abreu, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Blue Jays would get a run back in their half of the third as, with a runner on first, and with two men out, Bautista hits an RBI double, his second double of the ballgame, scoring Sierra, who had earlier reached base on first baseman Ruf’s missed catch error of third baseman Cody Asche’s throw to first, making it a 3-2 Phils’ lead. The Blue Jays tied the game up again at 3-all in the bottom of the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Kenny Wilson hits an RBI single, knocking in Melky Cabrera, who was earlier safe at first base on a 6-4 force out, forcing out at second base Brett Lawrie, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Maicer Izturis’ single, then went to third on Kratz’s fly out to right, while Izturis, who had earlier singled, would stop at third base. The Blue Jays then took a 4-3 lead a batter later as Reyes hits an infield single to short, scoring Izturis, while sending Lawrie up to second base. The Blue Jays increased their lead in the bottom of the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Lawrie hits an RBI double, scoring pinch-runner Kevin Nolan, who was pinch-running for Bautista, who had started the inning off with a single, then went to third base on Edwin Encarnacion’s single, giving the Blue Jays a 5-3 lead, while sending pinch-runner Andy LaRouche, who was pinch-running for Encarnacion, who had just singled, on to third base. The Blue Jays then made it a 7-3 lead as Cabrera hits a two-run double, scoring LaRouche and pinch-runner Jared Goedert, who was pinch-running for Lawrie. The Phils would get a run back in the top of the sixth as, with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits a solo home run, his first home run of the spring, making it a 7-4 Blue Jays’ lead. The Phils then cut the Blue Jays’ lead down to 7-5 in the top of the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via Maikel Franco reaching first base on third baseman Goedert’s fielding error, a walk to Reid Brignac, moving Franco up to second base, and Kelly Dugan being hit by the pitch, moving both runners up a base, and with one man out, Franco would score on a force attempt throwing error by first baseman LaRoche to second base as he tried to throw out Dugan on Tommy Joseph’s ground ball, while Brignac would move up to third base on the error, as Dugan would be safe at second base and Joseph would stop at first base. That would end up being the final score as Marcus Walden would record his first save of the spring by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth.

Cliff Lee pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out three. Brad Lincoln collected his first hold of the spring as he threw an inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit, while he struck out a batter. Jake Diekman blew his first save of the spring before taking the lost (0-1, 18.00) as he pitched an inning, giving up two runs on four hits. Ethan Martin pitched to four batters, getting none of them out, as he gave up three runs on three hits and a walk. Michael Stutes, Mario Hollands and B.J. Rosenberg would combine for four 1-2-3 innings, striking out two batters (Hollands (1), Rosenberg (1)) between them. R.A. Dickey pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits, two walks and a passed ball, while striking out two. Esmil Rogers pitched an inning, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Brett Cecil (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Dustin McGowan pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Aaron Loup pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit. Jeremy Jeffress collected his first hold of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Rob Rasmussen collected his first hold of the spring as he threw an inning, giving up an unearned run on a walk and a hit batter. Marcus Walden received his first save of the spring as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two.

The Phils had six hits in the game, with Ben Revere leading the team with three hits, all singles, followed by John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, Home Run). Darin Ruf had the other Phil hit, a two-run home run. Tommy Joseph had the other Phil RBI on a bases loaded throwing error while their final run came in on a Erik Kratz’s passed ball. The Phils also had five walks in the game (Bobby Abreu (2), Ruf, Maikel Franco, Mayberry), a stolen base (Mayberry (1)) and a hit batter (Dugan), while the defense committed two errors (Franco (2), Wil Nieves).

The Phils (0-2) will play their next game in Clearwater at Bright House Field against a Detroit Tigers (2-0) split-squad at 1:05 pm EST. Kyle Kendrick (10-13, 4.70 (2013)) is scheduled to start for the Phils, while the Tigers plan to send Jose Alvarez (1-5, 5.82 (2013)) to the mound. The Phils will try to gain their first Grapefruit League win before the start of March.

The Phils took the lead in the bottom of the second as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI infield single, scoring Darin Ruf, who had earlier singled, then stopped at third base on Cody Asche’s double, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Asche, who had just doubled, up to third base. The Phils then made it a 2-0 lead one batter later as Michael Martinez hits an RBI single, scoring Asche, while sending Mayberry over to third base. The Phils then made it a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Ruf hits a two-run home run, his fifth home run of the season, knocking in Chase Utley, who had earlier doubled. The Cubs got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth as Nate Schierholtz hits a lead-off home run, his fifteenth home run of the year, making it a 4-1 Phils’ lead. The Phils then proceeded to bust the game open in their half of the fourth as, with runners on the corners and with one man out, Carlos Ruiz hits a RBI bunt single, knocking in Martinez, who had started the inning off with a single, had reached second base on Ethan Martin’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, then reached third base as he beat Cubs’ pitcher Jeff Samardija’s throw to third on Kevin Frandsen’s fielder choice’s grounder to the pitcher, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead, while sending Frandsen, who was safe at first on the fielder’s choice, up to second base. The Phils then increased their lead as Utley hits an RBI double, knocking in Frandsen, giving the Phils a 6-1 lead, while sending Ruiz up to third base. The Phils then made it an 8-1 lead as Dom Brown hits a two-run single, scoring both Ruiz and Utley. The Phils then made it a 10-1 lead two batters later as, with a man on, and now with two men out, Asche hits a two-run home run, his first career home run, knocking in Brown. The Phils then made it a 12-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, John McDonald hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the season, knocking in Ruiz, who had started the inning off with a single. That would end up being the final score as Raul Valdes pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

Ethan Martin (1-1, 6.75) got the win, the first of his major league career, as he pitched five strong innings, giving up a run on four hits and three walks, as he struck out four. Zack Minor, Cesar Jimenez and Raul Valdes combined for four scoreless innings, giving up just two hits (Jimenez) and a walk (Minor) between them, while striking out four (Minor (2), Jimenez (1), Valdes (1)). Jeff Samardija (6-11, 4.23) took the lost as he lasted only three and a third innings, giving up nine runs on eleven hits, while striking out three. Eduardo Sanchez pitched two and a third innings, giving up a run on a hit and two walks, while striking out three. Hector Rondon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Michael Bowden pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits.

The Phils had fourteen hits in the game, with Cody Asche (2 RBIs) leading the ballclub with three hits, a single, a double and a two-run home run, the first of his career, followed by Carlos Ruiz (Singles, RBI), Chase Utley (Doubles, RBI), Darin Ruf (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs), and Michael Martinez (Singles, RBI) with two hits each. Dom Brown (Single, 2 RBIs), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, RBI) and John McDonald (Home Run, 2 RBIs) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks (Utley, Ruf and pinch-hitter Erik Kratz) and one sacrifice bunt (Ethan Martin) in the game.

The Phils (52-62, 4th) will start a three-game series with the Nationals (54-60, 2nd), starting with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Nationals Park and is to start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound John Lannan (3-4, 4.10), who is coming off a no-decision against the Braves on August 3, as he pitched four and a third innings, giving up four runs, only two of which were earned, in the Phils’ 5-4 extra-innings lost. He will be trying to give his old team fits. The Nats will counter with Dan Haren (6-11, 5.14) who is coming off a win against the Brewers on August 3, as he went seven innings, giving up four scattered hits and two walks, while striking out six, in the Nats’ 3-0 win. He will be trying to pitch well against the Phils. The Phils will be trying to start their present series on a good note.

The Phils score several early runs on their way to their fifth straight win, as they defeat the Brew Crew, 5-1.

The Phils took the lead in the top of the first as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Michael Young, John Mayberry, Jr. and Jimmy Rollins, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Young, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. Two batters later, after Dom Brown walked to reload the bases, moving both Mayberry and Rollins up a base, and with still one man out, with Delmon Young at the plate, Mayberry scores on a Wily Peralta’s wild pitch, allowing Mayberry to score, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while Rollins moved up to third base, and Brown went up to second base. The Phils added to their lead in the top of the second as, with a man on first, and with two men out, Mayberry hits an RBI double, scoring Tyler Cloyd, who had earlier walked, making it a 3-0 Phils’ lead. The Phils then made it a 4-0 lead in the top of the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Erik Kratz hits into an RBI force out, 6-4, as D. Young, who had earlier walked, is wiped out at second base for the inning’s second out, scoring Brown, who had earlier singled, stole second base before D. Young is walked, then stole third base, while Kratz is safe at first. The Phils increased their lead in the top of the fifth as, with one man out, D. Young hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Brewers finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the eighth as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Jonathan Lucroy hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, knocking in Ryan Braun, who had started the inning off with a walk, stole second base, and then moved up to third base on Aramis Ramirez’s ground out, 4-3, making it a 5-1 Phils’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Antonio Bastardo threw a scoreless ninth.

Tyler Cloyd (2-2, 3.68) got the win as he went six and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up four hits and five walks, while striking out two. Justin De Fratus pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Mike Adams pitched an inning, giving up a run on a walk. Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Wily Peralta (4-7, 6.16) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, four walks and a wild pitch, while striking out two. Donovan Hand and Burke Badenhop combined for four scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Hand (2), Badenhop (1)) between them, while striking out a batter (Hand)).

The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Michael Young (Singles) and John Mayberry, Jr. (2 Singles, Double, RBI) both lead the team with three hits each, followed by Dom Brown (Singles) with two hits. Jimmy Rollins (Single) and Delmon Young (Home Run, RBI) had the other two Phils’ hits. Ryan Howard had the other Phil RBI with a sac fly. The final Phil ran came in on a wild pitch. The Phils also had four walks (Howard, D. Young, Freddy Galvis and Tyler Cloyd) and two stolen bases (Brown 2 (6)) in the game.

The Phils (30-31, 2nd NL East) will continue their series with the Brewers (22-37, 5th NL Central) will a night game tonight. The game will be played at Miller Park and will start at 8:10 pm EDT (7:10 CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (7-2, 2.45), who is coming off a win against the Brewers on June 2, as he went seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, while he struck out eleven, in the Phils’ 7-5 win. He will be going for his sixth straight win and his seventh straight quality start, while trying to pitch the Phils to their sixth straight win. The Brewers will counter with Alfredo Figaro (0-0, 3.67) as he last pitched against the Phils on June 6 in relief, going three and a third innings, giving up two hits, while striking out two, in the Brewers’ 7-5 lost. He will be trying to put a stop to the recently hot Phils’ bats. The Phils will be trying to win their six straight game.

Cole Hamels finally win his second start of season as the Phils’ offense score five runs in the seventh, on their way to a sweep of the Marlins, beating them 6-1, as they finally reach .500.

The Phils took the lead in the bottom of the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Erik Kratz hits an RBI double, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had just singled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Marlins tied the game up at one-all in the top of the fourth as, with one man out, Derek Dietrich hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the season. The Phils regain the lead in the bottom of the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI single, scoring pinch-runner Cesar Hernandez, who was pinch-running for pinch-hitter Delmon Young, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Ben Revere’s single, before Hernandez moved up to third base on Michael Young fly out to right, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while sending Revere, who had earlier singled, over to third base. The Phils then made it a 4-1 lead as Ryan Howard hits a two-run triple, scoring both Revere and Rollins. The Phils then took a 7-1 lead as Dom Brown followed with a two-run home run, his league leading eighteenth home run of the season, scoring Howard. That would end up being the final score as Michael Stutes pitched a scoreless ninth, completing the sweep of the Marlins.

Cole Hamels (2-9, 4.56) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on four hits, a walk and a hit batter, while striking out eleven. Justin De Fratus and Michael Stutes combines for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Stutes) between them, while striking out one (De Fratus). Jacob Turner received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up a run on four hits and four walks, while striking out four. A.J. Ramos (0-2, 4.85) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up five runs on five hits, striking out a batter. Ryan Webb pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, a single by Ben Revere, a single by Michael Young, a single by Jimmy Rollins (RBI), a triple by Ryan Howard (2 RBIs), a home run by Dom Brown (2 RBIs), a single by John Mayberry, Jr., a double by Erik Kratz (RBI), a single by Freddy Galvis and a single by pinch-hitter Delmon Young. The Phils also had five walks (Revere (2), Rollins, Galvis, pinch-hitter Lynce Nix) and two stolen bases (Revere (14), Rollins (6)) in the ballgame.

The Phils (30-30, T-2 NL East) will start a four-game series with the Brewers (22-36, 5th NL Central), starting with a night game tomorrow night. The game will be played at Miller Park and will start at 8:10 pm EDT (7:10 CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Tyler Cloyd (1-2, 4.76), who is coming off a loss against the Brewers on June 1, as he went seven innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on eight hits and a walk, while striking out three, in the Phils’ 4-3 lost. He will be looking to stop a two-game skid, while adding to the Phils present winning streak. The Brewers will counter with Wily Peralta (4-6, 5.94), who is coming off a win against the Phils on June 1, as he also went seven innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Brewers’ 4-3 win. He will be going for his second straight win, while hoping he can outlast the presently reawaken Phils’ bats. The Phils will be going for their fifth straight win, as they try to go past the .500 mark for the first time in a long while.

The Phils win their series with the fish thanks to John Mayberry, Jr.’s walk-off grand-slam home run in the eleventh, beating the Marlins, 7-3.

The Marlins took the lead in the top of the second as, with runners on second and third, and with nobody out, Casey Kotchman hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Marcell Ozuna, who had started the inning off with a double, then moved up to third base on Derek Dietrich’s single, before he moved up to second base on left fielder Dom Brown’s fielding error, giving the Marlins a 1-o lead, while moving Dietrich up to third base. The Marlins increased their lead in the fifth as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Rob Brantley hits an RBI single, knocking in Adeiny Hechavarria, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Jimmy Rollin’s error, when he was unable to tag Hechvarria out when Phils’ catcher Humberto Quintero had caught him stealing second, giving the Marlins a 2-0 lead. The Phils cut the Marlins’ lead in half in the bottom of the seventh as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Delmon Young hits an RBI double, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a double, making it a 2-1 Marlins’ lead. The Phils then tied the game up at two-all two batters later as, with Young still on second base, and now with two men out, pinch-hitter Erik Kratz hits an RBI double, knocking in Young. The Marlins retook the lead in the tenth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Juan Pierre, who had started the inning off with a walk, moved up to second base on Ed Lucas’ sacrifice bunt, 3-unassisted, and then stole third base, scored on Antonio Bastardo’s wild pitch, giving the Marlins a 3-2 lead. The Phils retied the game at three-all in their half of the tenth as pinch-hitter John Mayberry, Jr. hits a lead-off home run, his third home run of the season. The Phils won the game in the bottom of the eleventh as, with the bases loaded, via Brown reaching first base on pitcher Edgar Olmos’ fielding error, then moved up to second base on pinch-hitter Kyle Kendrick’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, Freddy Galvis being intentionally walked, then Kratz being walked, moving up both base runners, and with two men out, Mayberry hits a walk-off grand-slam home run, his fourth home run of the season, his second home run of the game, and his first career grand slam, scoring Brown, Galvis and Kratz, giving the Phils a 7-3 walk-off win.

Jonathan Pettibone received a no-decision as he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Jeremy Horst, Mike Adams and Jonathan Papelbon combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Adams) between them, while striking out four (Horst (2), Papelbon (2)). Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, a walk and a wild pitch. Michael Stutes (1-0, 1.23) got the win as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Ricky Nolasco also received a no-decision as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out six. Mike Dunn pitched one and one-third innings, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Chad Qualls pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits. Steve Cishek committed his second blown save of the season as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Dan Jennings pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Edgar Olmos (0-1, 0.00) took the lost as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up four unearned runs on one hit and two walks.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with John Mayberry, Jr. (5 RBIs) leading the team with two hits, both home runs. Michael Young (Single), Ryan Howard (Double), Delmon Young (Double, RBI), Freddy Galvis (Single), pinch-hitter Cesar Hernandez (Single) and Erik Kratz (Double, RBI), had the other six Phils’ hits. The Phils also had six walks (Jimmy Rollins (2), Howard, Galvis (Intentional), Kratz, pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen) and a stolen base (M. Young) in the game.

The Phils increase their winning streak to two games as Kyle Kendrick pitches his second complete game of the season and Domonic Brown crushes his league leading seventeenth home run, as the Phils sink the Marlins, 7-2.

The Marlins took the lead in the top of the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Derek Dietrich hits an RBI single, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Ed Lucas’ walk, giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead, while sending Lucas, who had just walked, over to third base. The Marlins then took a 2-0 lead as the next batter, Marcell Ozuna, hits an RBI single, scoring Lucas, while sending Dietrich up to second base. The Phils cut the Marlins’ lead in half in the bottom of the fifth as Erik Kratz hits a lead-off home run, his seventh home run of the season, making it a 2-1 Marlins’ lead. The Phils tied the game up at one-all three batters later as, with a runner on third, and with the Marlins’ infield in to try to stop the tying run from scoring, Ben Revere hits an RBI single, knocking in Kyle Kendrick, who had earlier tripled, the first triple of his major league career. The Phils then took the lead a batter later as, with a runner on third, after Revere had stolen second base, and then had gone on to third base on catcher Rob Brantley’s throwing error as he tried to throw Revere out at second base, with the Marlins’ infield once again drawn in, and with still one man out, Cesar Hernandez hits an RBI ground out, three-unassisted, his first RBI of his major league career, scoring Revere, who had been running on contact, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, a still red-hot Dom Brown hits a two-run home run to right, his league leading seventeenth home run of the season, knocking in Ryan Howard, who had started the inning off with a double, giving the Phils a 5-2 lead. A batter later the Phils took a 6-2 lead as Delmon Young hits a solo home run of his own, his fifth home run of the season. The Phils then made it a 7-2 lead three batters later as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Kendrick got an RBI on a fielder’s choice ground ball hit to shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, who then threw to home plate, as Freddy Galvis, who had earlier tripled, slid under the tag attempt made by Brantley, as Kendrick reaches first base on the play. The Phils then tried to break the game wide open as they loaded up the bases, via a single by Revere, as Kendrick stopped at second base, before he moved up to third on Hernandez’s fly out to center field, for the inning’s second out, a steal of second base by Revere, his second steal of the game, and then a walk to Jimmy Rollins, and with two men out, as the Phils’ batted around. But they would be turned back as Howard ended the inning by grounding out, 4-3. But that would turn out to be all that Kendrick would need as he proceeded to pitch a complete game, giving up just six hits and a walk to the Marlins, before ending the game by getting Hechavarria to ground out, 6-3, for the final out.

Kyle Kendrick (6-3, 3.12) got the win as he threw a complete game, his second of the season, as he gave up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out five. Tom Koehler (0-4, 3.70) took the lost as he pitched five innings, plus two batters, giving up five runs, only four of which were earned, on seven hits and two walks, as he struck out four. Ryan Webb pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk, as he struck out a batter. Edgar Olmos pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit. Dan Jennings threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.

The Phils had eleven hits in the game, with a still red-hot Dom Brown (.291 average, 2 RBI), leading the team with two singles and a home run. Ben Revere (Singles, RBI) and Erik Kratz (Single, Home Run, RBI) followed with two hits apiece. Ryan Howard (Double), Delmon Young (Home Run, RBI), Freddy Galvis (Triple) and Kyle Kendrick (Triple, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hit. Cesar Hernandez knocked in the other Phil run, his first RBI of his career. The Phils also had three walks (Jimmy Rollins (2), Howard (1)) and two stolen bases (Revere (2, 12 & 13)) in the game.

The Phils (28-30, 4th) continue their series with the Marlins (16-42, 5th) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to begin at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Jonathan Pettibone (3-1, 3.64), who is coming off a lost, the first of his major league career, against the Red Sox on May 30, as he went five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and four walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 9-2 lost. He will be trying to recover from that start. The Marlins will counter with Ricky Nolasco (3-6, 3.69), who is coming off a lost to the Rays on May 30, as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on four hits and four walks, while striking out five, in the Marlins’ 5-2 lost. He will be trying to bounce back from his lost. The Phils will be out to win the series, while trying to continue riding on Brown’s presently hot bat.

The Phils almost allow one to slip away as they hang on to salvage a victory in their series against the Brewers, winning, 7-5.

The Brewers tried to score first in the top of the first as, with one man out, Carlos Gomez reaches base with a double. But Phils’ starter Cliff Lee is able to pitch himself out of trouble by first getting Ryan Braun to ground out, 5-3, on a ball that third baseman Freddy Galvis made a spectacular play on, for the inning’s second out, and then by getting Jonathan Lucroy to also ground out, 6-3, on a ball that was grabbed by shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who then threw Lucroy out to end the inning. The Phils then took the lead in their half of the first as, with two men on, and with two men out, a red-hot Dom Brown hits a three-run home run, his NL leading sixteenth home run of the season, knocking in Rollins, who had earlier doubled, and Ryan Howard, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. Two batters later, the Phils took a 4-0 lead as, with a man on second, and with still two men on, Erik Kratz hits an RBI double, knocking in John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier singled, and was running on the pitch. The Phils then added to their lead as Galvis followed with an RBI triple, as the team hit for the cycle in the inning, scoring Kratz, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the bottom of the second as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Howard hits a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Ben Revere, who had started the inning off by reaching first base on shortstop Jeff Bianchi’s throwing error, stole second base, then stopped at third on Rollins’ single, giving the Phils a 6-0 lead, while sending Rollins, who had just singled, up to second base. The Phils then made it a 7-0 lead as Brown hits an RBI triple, his fourth RBI in the game, scoring Rollins. That would stay the score up to the top of the eighth, as Lee would stay out of trouble, only giving up three hits up to that point, while striking out eleven. The Brewers would finally get on the scoreboard in the top of the eighth as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Norichika Aoki hits an RBI single, knocking in Rickie Weeks, who had started the inning off with a single, went to second base on Bianchi’s single, then moved up to third base on Logan Schafer’s double play, 4-6-3, making it a 7-1 Phils’ lead. After Gomez had reached base with a single, moving Aoki up to second base, Phils’ manager Charlie Manuel came out and took Lee off the mound and replaced him with reliever Justin De Fratus. After pinch-hitter Aramis Ramirez walked to load the bases, with Aoki and Gomez both moving up a base, Lucroy followed with what appeared to have been a grand-slam home run, scoring Aoki, Gomez and Ramirez, making it look like a 7-5 Phils’ lead. But, Manuel came out of the dug out to dispute the call, saying that it had hit off the top of the left field fence, and came back into play, thus not being a home run. The umpires reviewed the play and came back saying that it was indeed not a grand-slam home run, but instead saying that it was a bases clearing triple, putting Lucroy on third, and instead making it a 7-4 Phils’ lead. The Phils then got out of the inning as Yuniesky Betancourt lined out to center for the inning’s final out. The Brewers then cut the Phils’ lead down to 7-5 in the top of the ninth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Bianchi hits an RBI single, knocking in Alex Gonzalez, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Weeks’ walk, while sending Weeks, who had just walked, up to second base. Antonio Bastardo then buckled down to record his first save of the season by getting pinch-hitter Jeff Segura to ground out, 3-unassisted, for the inning’s first out, as Weeks and Gonzalez both moved up a base, then getting Aoki to fly out to shallow left field for the inning’s second out, and after intentionally walking Gomez to load up the bases, got pinch-hitter Martin Maldonaldo to end the game by flying out to center field.

Cliff Lee (7-2, 2.45) got the win as he pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, while striking out eleven. Justin De Fratus pitched a third of an inning as he gave up a run on a hit and a walk. Antonio Bastardo collected his first save of the season as he threw an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Mike Fiers (1-4, 7.25) took the lost as he lasted only one and two-thirds innings, giving up seven runs, only five of which were earned, on seven hits and a walk, while striking out only one. Alfredo Figaro pitched three and a third scoreless innings, giving up two hits, while striking out two. Tom Gorzelanny and Burke Bedanhop combined for three scoreless innings, giving up just two walks (Gorzelanny), while striking out two (one batter each).

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Dom Brown (4 RBIs) leading the team with three hits, a single, a triple and a home run, being a double short of hitting for the cycle. Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double) and Freddy Galvis (Single, Triple, RBI) followed with two hits each. John Mayberry, Jr, (Single) and Erik Kratz (Double, RBI) had the other two Phils’ hits. Ryan Howard knocked in the final Phils’ run with a sacrifice fly. The Phils also had three walks (Rollins, Howard, Brown) and a stolen base (Ben Revere (11)) in the game.

The Phils (27-30, 3rd) start a three-game series with the Marlins (16-41, 5th), with a game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and is to start at 7:05 pm. The Phils will start Kyle Kendrick (5-3, 3.27), who is coming off a win against the Red Sox on May 29, as he went six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks, while he struck out three, in the Phils’ 4-3 win. He will be trying to give the Phils the lead in the series. The Marlins will counter with Tom Koehler (0-3, 3.22), who is coming off a lost against the Rays on May 29, as he threw eight innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out four, in the Marlins’ 3-1 lost. He is still looking for his first win, while trying to continue the Marlins’ present winning streak. The Phils hopes to finally figure out Koehler, while increasing their present winning streak.

Led by two home runs by an emerging Dom Brown, the Phils hits four solo home runs as they hang on to defeat the Red Sox, 4-3.

The Red Sox took the lead in the top of the first as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Dustin Pedroia hits a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Jacoby Ellsbury, who had started the game off with a triple, giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in the bottom of the second as Ryan Howard hits a lead-off home run to left, his seventh home run of the season. The Phils took the lead in the bottom of the fourth as, with one man out, Dom Brown hits a solo home run to right, his twelfth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils then made it a 3-1 lead as Erik Kratz followed with a solo home run of his own, his sixth home run of the year, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Red Sox got a run back in the top of the sixth as Daniel Nava hits a lead-off home run, his seventh home run of the season, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 3-2. The Phils got that run back in the bottom of the eighth as Brown hits a lead-off home run, his team-leading thirteenth home run of the season, and his fourth home run in three games, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. The Red Sox got a run back in the top of the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Ellsbury hits an RBI double on a ball that left fielder Brown might have had a better chance catching by staying on his feet, scoring Stephen Drew, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Jonny Gomes’ single, making it a 4-3 Phils’ lead, while Gomes, who had just singled, stopped at third base, thanks to Brown quickly getting back up, retrieving the ball and throwing it to third base. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon collected his eleventh save of the year by getting Nava to ground out, three-unassisted, for the game’s final out.

Kyle Kendrick (5-3, 3.27) got the win as he went six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks, while striking out three. Antonio Bastardo received his seventh hold of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out two. Mike Adams collected his fifth hold of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, also striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon received his eleventh save of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out two. John Lackey (3-5, 2.96) took the lost as he also went six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks, while he struck out five. Andrew Miller pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and two walks, as he struck out a batter. Koji Uehara pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out one.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Dom Brown (Home Runs, 2 RBIs) leading the team with two hits. Ben Revere (Single), Kevin Frandsen (Single), Ryan Howard (Home Run, RBI), Delmon Young (Single), Erik Kratz (Home Run, RBI) and Kyle Kendrick (Single) had the other six Phils’ hits. The Phils also had five walks (Frandsen, Jimmy Rollins (2), Young, Kratz) and four stolen bases (Brown (3), Frandsen (1), John Mayberry, Jr. (3), Revere (10)) in the ballgame.

The Phils (26-27, 3rd NL East) will conclude their series with the Red Sox (32-22, 1st AL East) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and it is to start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Jonathan Pettibone (3-0, 3.21) who is coming off a no-decision against the Nationals on May 25, as he pitched six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk, while he struck out six, in the Phils’ 5-3 win. He is still trying for his fourth win of the season, while trying to see if he’ll be about to keep the Red Sox’s bats under control. The Red Sox plan to counter with Franklin Morales (0-0, 0.0) as he is coming off the disabled list. He will be trying to help the Red Sox split the series. The Phils will be trying to win the home part of their back-to-back series with the Red Sox, while trying to put themselves back at .500.

Cliff Lee throws eight strong innings as the Phils leave Fenway Park with a split as they defeat the Red Sox, 3-1.

The Phils took the lead in the top of the first as, with one man out, Michael Young hits a solo home run, his second home run of the season, as he snaps an 0-21 hitless streak, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Red Sox tied the game up at one-all in their half of the first as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Dustin Pedroia hits an RBI single, knocking in Jacoby Ellsbury, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base. The game would stay tied until the top of the seventh as the Phils played some much-needed small ball as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Erik Kratz hits an RBI single, scoring John Mayberry, Jr., who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Freddy Galvis’ sacrifice bunt, 3-4, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils then got an insurance run in the top of the ninth as Dom Brown hits a lead-off home run, his eleventh home run of the season, adding to his lead as the team’s home run leader, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon would come in and collect his tenth save of the season, as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

Cliff Lee (6-2, 2.34) got the win as he went eight strong innings, giving up just one run on four scattered hits, as he struck out eight. Jonathan Papelbon received his tenth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Ryan Dempster (2-6, 4.45) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four. Craig Breslow pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Junichi Tazawa pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits, as he also struck out two.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ben Revere (Singles) and Erik Kratz (Singles, RBI) both leading the club with two hits apiece. Michael Young (Home Run, RBI), Ryan Howard (Single), Delmon Young (Single), Dom Brown (Home Run, RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Single) had the other five Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks (Jimmy Rollins, Freddy Galvis, Kratz) and a stolen base (Revere, 9) in the ballgame.

The Phils (25-27, 3rd NL East) will start the home portion of their Interleague Play series with the Red Sox (32-21, 1st AL East), starting with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (4-3, 3.29), who is coming off a lost against the Nats on May 24, as he went just five innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and four walks, while striking out just one Nat, in the Phils’ 5-2 lost. Kyle will be trying to end his present two-game losing streak, while trying to give the Phils a chance to win the game against the BoSox. The Red Sox will counter with John Lackey (3-4, 2.72), who is coming off a win against the Indians on May 25, as he pitched seven innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks, while striking out eight, in the Red Sox’s 8-1 win. He will be going for his third win in a row. The Phils will once again be trying get back to being one game below .500.

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